Dr. Restoule and I were thrilled to welcome Dhakāle or Hayle Gallup to the Kikinoo’amaadiwin Webinar Series last week.
You can view the video below, and access the resources Hayle mentions during the webinar HERE.
Hayle currently lives on the West Coast and shared rich stories of working with students from K to 12 in connecting to the land. She also shared about her trepidation in approaching communities and Elders who belong to a different Nation than she does, feeling I thought only Settlers experienced when approaching this work. What I took from her sharing was the importance of slowing down, focusing on relationship, and that good work can be done by anyone who carefully builds on a foundation of respect and humility towards Indigenous ways of knowing and Knowledge Keepers.